Chapter VI · The Drinking: One-page summary — Winged creatures fly, furred creatures run, and those with mouths…
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The passage
“Winged creatures fly, furred creatures run, and those with mouths speak — all three dwell between heaven and earth and live by drinking and eating. How far-reaching is the meaning of drinking!”
One-page summary
One sentence: “Winged creatures fly, furred creatures run, and those with mouths speak — all three dwell between heaven and earth and live by drinking and eating. How far-reaching is the meaning of drinking!”
Three words: Winged creatures fly, furred creatures run, and those with mouths…; Chapter VI · The Drinking; disciplined practice.
One action: next time you drink tea, ask about origin, harvest, and making before you ask about fame or price.
Reading note
Read the passage once for the image, once for the judgment, and once for the practice it implies.
Practice
- Name one thing the passage asks you to notice.
- Compare it with a tea you know.
- Keep the question open.